Abstract One hundred and twenty-four patients had a postanal repair for the treatment of faecal incontinence between January 1976 and July 1987. One hundred and sixteen of these patients have been followed up for more than 1 year with a median follow-up of 5 years. Incontinence was improved in 81 pe
Prospective study of the effects of postanal repair in neurogenic faecal incontinence
โ Scribed by N. R. Womack; N. S. Williams Professor; J. F. B. Morrison
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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